BANDSHELL COMMITTEE ORGANIZES ITS FIRST POKER RUN SATURDAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CITY'S FREE MONTHLY CONCERTS ...more

June 15, 2008

Greg Kingen has enjoyed motorcycles since he was a teen. A year ago he felt God calling him to use that part of his life in ministry. Today he leads the Plant City chapter of Faith Riders, a motorcycle ministry of First Baptist Church. ...more

February 7, 2008

I would like to express my gratitue to the many motorcyclists and others who participated in the 8th annual Lake Placid Food And Toy Run. This toy run has continued to grow each year with the support of the biker community. The bikers in Highlands County are always ready to support a good cause and pull together to make it successful. I thank each club, group and organization that pitched in and made this run possible. ...more

January 31, 2008

A Special Breed Regarding "Motorcyclists Dying For The Love Of Speed" (Metro, Jan. 13): ...more

January 18, 2008

The beauty of riding in Europe is that you don't have to ship your bike overseas. Nor do you have to spend a month on MapQuest searching for the best roads. ...more

November 4, 2007

LAKE PLACID — From 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, GHC Motorsports will host a Back To School Bike Nite to benefit the D.A.R.E. program. All funds raised at the bike night will be donated to D.A.R.E., "so that children will continue to learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol," a brochure stated. ...more

October 12, 2007

SEBRING — "I like it, don't get me wrong. It's something different.... This is like the '50s." Lourdes "Lou" Gil of Deerfield Beach has been biking since she was 18, but the stout 53-year-old only went to three bike rallies before Sunday. She had some fond memories of those three, though, especially one in Key West. "Everywhere you go, they had a different thing going," she said, describing how wild the women were and how the bikers were all with them. It wasn't sexual, she quickly added. Many of the bikers there wouldn't use their stereotypically salty language to describe the Run to the Heartland this year. Words like "nice," "friendly," and "laid back" were the phrases more often used, but that calm that left Gil dreaming of Key West was just what several other bikers came for during the past weekend. "I enjoy coming over here, it's not crowded like Daytona or Leesburg," said Danny "Free Bird" Holt of the Ft. Pierce-based Reflection Riders. "You get a lot of places where you can't even walk, there's so many people." ...more

October 8, 2007

SEBRING — Riders are revving up their motorcycles for this weekend's Run to the Heartland. Lora Todd, marketing director for Run to the Heartland, said she estimates the attendance will be about 60,000 for the three-day event, hosted by Heartland Riders Association. This year the event is the official Southeast Regional Convention for the American Motorcyclist Association, which generates a lot of additional traffic, Todd said. ...more

October 4, 2007

Hot or cold, rain or shine. Not even hurricanes discourage them. Motorcyclists have been a constant in west Pasco County for decades. ...more

September 23, 2007

I also wanted to respond to the letter from Ms. Walker. So sorry for her and Darrel Smith whom I have ridden with on his way to work. I have been riding the path since day one, and there are a lot of nice considerate drivers out there, then there are some not so. Yes, I have to stop and get off my bike a lot, but I'd rather do that than have someone hit me or someone complain. Sometimes it is even embarrassing when someone stops to let me go through and I have already gotten off the bike, because it takes me a while to get the thing going again. I will bet that these people driving cars and complaining about us bikers also sometimes have to walk where there is traffic. Think about it. Bet they hate it when the vehicle will not stop to let them by. I also drive a car, and yes, I do stop and motion a pedestrian (even if not in a crosswalk) to pass in front of me. I do not have a stop sign in front of me either. ...more

September 14, 2007